microthorax

noun

mi·​cro·​thorax

¦mīkrō+

: a membranous section in the neck region of an insect consisting of a number of small sclerites

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from micr- + thorax

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Rhymes for microthorax

• prothorax
• thorax